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Bas Gevaert

Commander · DISC type D
President, Hospitality at Planet
📍 Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area, Germany

Bas Gevaert is the President of Hospitality at Planet, leading the companys software and integrated payments business. A B2B tech executive with a background at PayPal, he specializes in Fintech and SaaS. He is a results-driven leader focused on scaling high-growth businesses and holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD.

Bas is deeply passionate about the success of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), a theme that has been central throughout his career. He is interested in strong leadership principles and exploring how technology can be leveraged to solve complex challenges for business owners and their customers.

Unique fact: He is the recipient of five consecutive Key Talent Awards from PayPal for exceptional performance (2016-2020).

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
President, Hospitality
Location
Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area, Germany
Personality Overview

How Bas shows up

Strong-Willed
Candid & Clear
Very Quick

They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They respond well to strong and respectful communication. They are not focused on building rapport and relationships.

Priorities

Topics Bas cares about

Hospitality Tech
He leads Planet's hospitality division, focusing on how integrated solutions like Property Management Systems can help hoteliers run better businesses and improve the guest experience.
Integrated Payments
A core part of his current role at Planet and previous experience at PayPal. He focuses on creating seamless, all-in-one payment and software solutions for businesses.
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Career

Work history

8-2024
President, Hospitality
Planet
11-2022 - 7-2024
Executive Vice President, Global Head of Growth
Planet
8-2020 - 9-2022
Global Head of SMB
PayPal
7-2018 - 7-2020
Senior Director, Global SMB Strategy & Go-To-Market
PayPal
1-2017 - 6-2018
Senior Director, Commercial Growth UK
PayPal
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2009 - 2009
MBA (with distinction)
INSEAD
2022 - 2022
High Performance Leadership
IMD
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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